The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-15
EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER
Thermometers in the Streets Show
Temperature of 1O4 Degrees.
A Test of Sunshine Heat, However, Sends
the Mercury Up to 14O Degrees
The Weather at Other Points.
HOT ENOUGH FOR ROASTING.

HOT ENOUGH FOR ROASTING.
How People in Indianapolis Suffered from
Intensely Warm Weather Yesterday.
Since the exceedingly hot weather began
section of the country that bears to the whole
country the proportion an oasis would in great
desert has had cool weather. The temperature
there has been worse than eighty. 1t is des-
cribed on the weather maps by an elliptical line
that drops down into Dakota about half way.
Unfortunately for this region the cool wave
thus circumscribed is moving east a direct
latitude OF the northern lakes without pushing
down behind the hot wave. The latter ex-
tended yesterday from western Kansas nearly
to the Atlantic coast By to-day it
will be on the coast. subjecting the
people of Philadelphia, New York and
Boston to the intense heat now prevailing here
"Ah; if that fellow" said Observer Wappen-
hans, pointing to the elliptical reservation on
his map. could only come down behind the hot
wave we might have some relief in day or two
see nothing that will help as out but rain You
see this line" still pointing to the map. ut ex-
tends from northern Louisiana to Wisconsin
and from western Kansas to Pennsylvania At
every place within that region the thermometer
is in the nineties. but there is constant cur
rent passing over this part Of the country that
prevents the cool wave from getting down any
further than the latitude of middle Dakota"
How do your readings to-day compare with
those OF Wednesday2r
Worse. II was only go at noon Wednesday.
To-day it was $50, and two hours later the mer-
curry jumped up another degree tried an ex-
pertinent yesterday with my own thermometer
by placing it about noon in sunny spot 1t
rested against piece of sheet iron. Instantly
the mercury went up to 125 degrees. There
were no more gradations between that and the
top of the tube, but the space would allow fifteen
additional degrees. The mercury very rapidly
went up far it could go. marking what
would be 40 degrees. l don't try snch expert
ments with the government instrument It's
risky, and if anything should happen to it, it
would be five dollars out of my pocket.
s.There is more breeze than on Wednesday,
''Yes and if it were not so the day would be
intoerable. But the breeze does not indicate
anything, nor do those cirrus clouds over there
The sky is fiecked with them to-day, but yester-
day not the sign of a cloud could be detected.
Cirrus as the clouds are now, they are OF no fno-
some places they may temper the suns beams.
but here they are TOO thin to be of service The
hot spell will last day or two longer, and per-
haps for several days. there is nothing upon
which TO base a prediction OF an Immediate
change
Out of the sky-loft of the observer the physic-
al conditions of the not wave seen in the care
with which pedestrians sought the shady sides
of streets. Sun umbrellas were in demand, and
people were not particular about their appear
ance if the absence of a vest, collar and some
times a coat would add to comfort The pave
ments were red hot and the heat could be seen
almost to rise from the stones af the street. It
was like fiery furnace on thorouPhfares which
had to take the full measure of the suns rays.
Summer drinks were in demand, but the blind
ing light of the that fell on
advertisements of cool sodas and milk shakes
seemed to mark them poor bits of irony.
There was nothing convincing about these adj
vertsements in such weather. The limit of en-
DURANGO apparently had been reached and no
possible comfort could be found except when
conventionalities were set at naughr, and one
was allowed to appear in what costume ne
pleased. Persons during the afternoon who
have business on the north side of Washington
street had the full effectsiof the sun. There is
not until hour two later that any
appears. Sloan's thermometer at this hour
showed 1912. At noon it's mercury touched two ?
degrees lower, but it gradually went up until
o'clock, when it began to recede slightly. In
store not far from this spot a stock of thermom-
eters was exhibited. They had not been sub.
jected to the sun in any way. but there was heat
enough in the store to them up to 90o.
Street thermometers in comparatively shady
spots marked anywhere from "a to 1922.
Several people suffered seriously from the
heat but up to o'clock no dangerous cases had
been reported. About o'clock DIR. W. H. Kim
deberger of No SS1 North Delaware street. was
overcome near the Sherman House, South
Meridian street He taken into the no.
tel and hours application of the
ordinary restoratives required before he
could continue his walk. Workipgmen on build
ings were few in the afternoon. and those that
remained did not do any more than the exigency
of the work required. Teams moved SLOWLY
measured their steps. and those who
could postpone the necessity for exertion. did SO
willingly. hot days Iethargy had settled over